" Vacant Rooms "

the halls are all empty

where a thriving joy

once dwelled ;

simplicity

moved on ~

dusk followed

eyes wide open ,

infinite raindrops

counted down 

… one by one

shadows

absorbed

the

lucid

glow

… darkness

consumes,

all hearts ache

have known

stars turn blue

day lilies dawn

of surrender,

blossoms bow,

black cloud's

dull pain lingers

total eclipsed shine

veils truth of luminosity

 love guide the way

out of darkness ~

into the truth and the light ' …